Analyze Your Tone with ToneMeter™
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It can be harder to gauge our tone when communicating electronically rather than in-person. To keep communication productive, however, it helps to be aware of how statements could be interpreted by other people.
ToneMeter™ helps parents anticipate how the tone of their message, or note created with a Moment, could be received by flagging statements that may be perceived as emotionally charged. This gives them the opportunity to modify the message before pressing send.
ToneMeter™ is an optional add-on to your OurFamilyWizard subscription. Learn how to add ToneMeter™ to your account.
In this tutorial:
Using ToneMeter™
You can get immediate feedback from the ToneMeter™ tool when composing a message, or when adding a note to a Check-In or a Moment.
ToneMeter™ for Messages
You can get immediate feedback from the ToneMeter™ tool when composing a message. To do so, start by following the initial steps to compose a new message. Next,
- Locate the ToneMeter™ icon. It will be located in the bar at the bottom of the window in which you will compose your message.
- If ToneMeter™ is not currently enabled for your account and you click this icon, a message will pop up in which you can request more information about ToneMeter™ or click 'Continue' to go back to composing a message without ToneMeter™.
- Click the ToneMeter™ icon to review its analysis of your message.
- If those bars are colored red, that means that ToneMeter™ has detected a phrase or wording within your message that it perceives as being emotionally-charged. Any flagged statements will be listed below the icon after it is tapped.
- If no statements are flagged, a 'No Results' message will be displayed instead.
- If desired, update the flagged statements and re-run the ToneMeter™ analysis by tapping the icon again.
Note: ToneMeter™ does not prevent you from sending a message with flagged statements. Parents can still send messages despite any results returned by the ToneMeter™ tool.
ToneMeter™ for Moments
You can also receive feedback from ToneMeter™ when drafting a note within new Moments within the OurFamilyWizard Journal feature. To do so, start by following the steps to create a new Moment. Next,
- Locate the ToneMeter™ icon. It will be located in the grey bar below the section in which you compose your note. It looks like four signal-strength bars.
- If ToneMeter™ is not currently enabled for your account and you click this icon, a message will pop up in which you can request more information about ToneMeter™ or tap 'Continue' to go back to composing the Moment without ToneMeter™.
- Tap the ToneMeter™ icon to review its analysis of the note within your Check-In or Moment.
- If those bars are coloured red, that means that ToneMeter™ has detected a phrase or wording within your note that it perceives as being emotionally-charged. Any flagged statements will be listed below the icon after it is tapped.
- If no statements are flagged, a 'No Results' message will be displayed instead.
- If desired, update the flagged statements and re-run the ToneMeter™ analysis by tapping the icon again.
Note: ToneMeter™ does not prevent you from creating a Moment with flagged statements. Parents can still create Moments despite any results returned by the ToneMeter™ tool.
Verifying Your ToneMeter™ Add-On
If you're unsure whether or not you have ToneMeter™ on your account, you can verify by doing the following.
- In the main navigation menu, click My Account.
- On the Overview page of your My Account section, look within the box that describes your subscription status and details. Specifically, look within the row with information about ToneMeter™.
- If ToneMeter™ is active on your account, you will see a message that says "Premium Service Active".
If you wish to add ToneMeter™ to your account, sign in through the website and follow these instructions.